Tag: Niger
Just in: Niger State shuts all boarding schools following attack by bandits
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the bandit ravaged areas of the sta [...]
Buhari to attend ECOWAS summit today in Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari will today leave Abuja for Niamey, the Niger Republic capital, to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the Econo [...]
14 shot dead as gunmen raid village in Niger
The Niger police command says 14 persons have been killed by gunmen at Ukuru Village in Mariga local government area of the state.
Wasiu Abiodun, t [...]
Nigeria exports $81.48bn electricity on credit as blackout persists
Three neighbouring countries bought a total amount of electricity worth $81.48bn from Nigeria in the last two years, even as many households and busin [...]
I enjoy raping elderly women – Rapist
The Niger state police command has arrested a rapist, Sani Garba, a 32-year-old man, for raping a 60-year-old woman. Garba, who was paraded by the com [...]
60 year old man rapes eight year old girl after luring her with N100
The Niger state police command has arrested 60-year-old Haruna Lawal, for raping an eight-year-old girl in Wushishi community in the state.
A state [...]
Togo, Niger, Benin owe Nigeria N32.04 billion – NERC
Togo, Niger, and Benin Republic did not pay their N32.04 billion bills for the electricity Nigeria supplied to them in 2019, the Nigerian Electricity [...]
‘Repentant’ Boko Haram terrorists arrive Maiduguri from Niger
About 25 ex-Boko Haram terrorists, including their wives and children, have reportedly returned to Nigeria from Niger. According to LegitNG, the terro [...]